SSL, which is short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the information which customers submit on a website. If they type in a username and a password on a login page or they acquire services and products online and they input their credit card info, the data will be exchanged with the hosting server in an encrypted form, consequently an unauthorized third-party won't be able to see it. An SSL certificate will heighten the protection of your site and shall make it more appealing to customers, but in addition to the cost for the SSL, you need to spend more money for a dedicated IP address, which is usually required for the SSL installation. If you run a modest e-commerce portal and your budget is tight or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find better use for the funds, you'll be able to avoid the extra expense by taking advantage of our services given that our cloud web hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Cloud Hosting
A shared IP can be used for any SSL certificate, regardless if you buy it from our company or from another retailer and regardless of the cloud hosting package that you have on our end. If you acquire the SSL through us, you shall discover this option on the certificate order page within your hosting Control Panel where you can also take advantage of the 1-click automatic configuration option which we offer. If the latter is chosen in the SSL order wizard, our system will install and set up everything for you through the specifically configured server shared IP, so once you order and approve the SSL, there won't be anything else to do on your end. You can save the cash you will otherwise have to pay for a dedicated IP address and the SSL shall work in the exact same way, so any information the visitors submit shall be encoded. The only difference is that if you type the shared IP address instead of your domain name inside a web browser, the Internet site shall not display.
Shared SSL IP in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You'll be able to use a shared IP for an SSL purchased through us or through any other supplier with any one of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages. The setup is very simple and if you get the certificate from our company, you can also take advantage of our SSL wizard where with simply a few mouse clicks you could select the SSL to be installed automatically for the selected domain name or subdomain on the shared IP address that is configured to be employed for this particular purpose. This option shall save you time and efforts given that you won't have to do anything after you approve the SSL via email, not mentioning the funds you will save for the IP address on a monthly basis. Your Internet site shall be secured and any customer will feel assured that their info shall be protected considering that using a shared IP address doesn't influence the adequate performance of the certificate and the sole difference from using a dedicated one is that the IP can't be used as a URL to access your Internet site.